Jiang Ji was taken aback by Qin Zheng's words.

I instantly thought of yesterday's court.

The fate of Xiao He and Hua Feng is vivid, which makes his back chill, and cold sweat begins to break out on his forehead.

"How is this good, how should I answer it......"

Jiang Ji's heart was flustered.

Subconsciously looked at Yuan De, the top boss standing in front, hoping to get a little hint from him.

But at this time, Yuan De was also under the gaze of Qin Zheng.

Even if he wanted to give Jiang Ji a hint, he couldn't do it!

Jiang Ji couldn't get a hint from Yuan De, and his heart became even more flustered.

He realized that he had fallen into the big pit that Zhu Chen had dug.

It took me most of my life to climb to the position of a foreigner.

If you can't do it, you will just be gone.

Fortunately, Jiang Ji did not completely lose his bearings, and his brain remained sober to a certain extent.

"No, I have to solve this problem anyway, I have struggled for most of my life, and I can't make a mistake in this matter......"

Jiang Ji's mind turned sharply and began to think about countermeasures:

"Although I have handled the silver, I don't know how to spend it, even if something goes wrong with the million taels of silver, it has nothing to do with me, I can't carry this pot ......"

Seeing that Jiang Ji was staying where he was, Qin Zheng didn't answer for a long time, and couldn't help but ask sharply:

"Jiang Aiqing, is it difficult to answer this question I asked?"

Jiang Ji, who was thinking about countermeasures, heard Qin Zheng's sharp voice, and hurriedly bowed down and said:

"Back to Your Majesty's words, minister, minister......"

Jiang Ji's tone was a little hurried, and he stammered.

He knows it well.

The next answer is not only about the whereabouts of a million taels of silver, but also about your future.

More seriously.

It may also involve the lives of your entire family and your family.

You have to be cautious.

Take a deep breath.

Jiang Ji hurriedly organized his language and continued to speak:

"Your Majesty, since the Ministry of Industry built the Jiangnan Palace in accordance with His Majesty's will half a year ago, the movements and things involved in the silver taels are extremely complicated, according to the information known to the minister, the millions of taels of silver that have been allocated to the Ministry of Industry from the three divisions have handled a total of more than 300,000 taels within the scope of the minister's authority, which is recorded by the minister, and as for the rest of the silver taels, it has not passed through the hands of the minister.

The minister still doesn't know where the money has gone, and please ask Your Majesty to know it! ”

After Jiang Ji finished speaking, he exhaled secretly.

This was the countermeasure he had just come up with.

He only said that he knew this part, and said that he did not know anything else.

Avoid trouble from the mouth and get into trouble.

Standing in front, Yuan De, who had been worried that Jiang Ji would not be able to bear the pressure and said that he would leak his mouth, was also relieved after listening to Jiang Ji's answer:

"This answer is to throw the pot, but it's better than saying that you leaked your mouth, but in this case, Your Majesty is afraid that you will have to ask me, and you have to think of a countermeasure quickly......"

Ning Heng, who was standing at the forefront, saw Jiang Ji answer like this, and frowned slightly:

"I'm afraid something is going to go wrong with this!"

The third envoy Xia Ji on one side was also pondering Jiang Ji's answer in his heart:

"Jiang Ji's answer is not too much of a problem, but if you investigate it carefully, I am afraid that the Ministry of Industry can also find a lot of loopholes, it depends on whether Your Majesty wants to investigate it deeply."

Zhu Chen glanced at Jiang Ji, who was oozing cold sweat from his forehead, and sighed:

"This guy is smart and knows what to say and what not to say, but this answer, I'm afraid it will be difficult to satisfy His Majesty!"

As Zhu Chen said.

Jiang Ji's answer didn't seem to be anything wrong.

But no fault is the biggest problem.

Jiang Ji, as a member of the Ministry of Labor, is also a member of the four products.

A million taels of silver passed through the hands of the Ministry of Works.

He couldn't have been unaware of the details.

Therefore.

Qin Zheng questioned him sternly:

"Jiang Aiqing, as a member of the Ministry of Labor, how can you not know the movement of such a large sum of silver, do you really not know or pretend not to know, or dare not say it?

If you give me an honest explanation, you dare to hide half a point, I will never spare you today! ”

Qin Zheng's words were true, which frightened Jiang Ji a lot.

He hurriedly fell to the ground and explained for himself:

"Your Majesty, except for the 300,000 taels of silver that I have passed from the minister, the rest of the silver ministers really don't know how to use it, even if you give the minister a hundred guts,

The minister did not dare to deceive His Majesty for half a point, and asked His Majesty to be enlightened and to atone for his sins! ”

Jiang Ji kowtowed vigorously as he spoke.

knocked his head to bang bang, as if he was afraid that Qin Zheng would not hear it.

looked at Jiang Ji, who knocked his head red after a few "dong dong" clicks.

Qin Zheng's brows furrowed slightly, and he pondered in his heart:

"Jiang Ji really doesn't know where the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver go? Or is he staging a bitter trick and setting off a smokescreen? ”

Qin Zheng didn't quite know whether what Jiang Ji said was true or false.

But the treasury was empty, and this involved the whereabouts of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

This is a big deal, and we can't stop there, we have to figure it out.

Qin Zheng ignored Jiang Ji, who was kneeling on the ground with a pale face, cold sweat breaking out, and trembling.

Instead, he looked at Yuan De, who was standing in front of Jiang Ji:

"Yuan Aiqing, as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and the general leader of the construction of the Jiangnan Palace, you must know where the silver goes, right?"

Yuan De saw Qin Zheng asking, he didn't panic when he had already thought of a countermeasure, and immediately bowed down and said:

"If you go back to Your Majesty, the minister will roughly know where the money is going."

Yuan De's answer was not surprising at all.

If he didn't know, it would be an accident.

Qin Zheng asked him again:

"I heard that the repair progress of the Jiangnan Palace is extremely slow, and the foundation has not been completely laid so far, so I guess I didn't invest too much money in the early stage.

Excluding the 300,000 taels of silver that have been spent, there should be a lot left, Yuan Aiqing, you tell me truthfully, how much is left of that million taels of silver? ”

Qin Zheng didn't ask Yuan De about the details of the movement of these silvers, and directly asked him how much silver he had left.

This question is true, which makes Yuan De's head big.

"If you tell Your Majesty the truth, it will definitely cause Ning Xiang's dissatisfaction, but this silver is regarded by Ning Xiang as his own and cannot be moved.

But if you don't answer truthfully, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the Son of Heaven, and in the end, it is a question of whether my position as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry can be kept, and this matter is troublesome. ”

Yuan De is also a veteran minister of the two dynasties and has been an official for decades.

The psychological quality and adaptability are still very strong.

Soon he thought of a countermeasure in his mind, and reported to Qin Zheng unhurriedly:

"Back to Your Majesty's words, the construction of the Jiangnan Palace, the things involved are very complicated, and the ministers still need to deal with the construction of the rest of the Dakang every day.

It is impossible to sort out the usage details of the Jiangnan Palace at the first time, and it is impossible to accurately know the number of silver taels left.

After the minister retired from the court, he immediately began to sort out the details of the expenses of the Jiangnan Palace, which would be submitted to His Majesty's Imperial Court for inspection in the shortest possible time.

I also ask Your Majesty to grant your ministers a few days, and ask Your Majesty for your permission. ”

After listening to Yuan De's answer, I looked at him unhurried and unfazed.

Qin Zheng sneered in his heart:

"Hmph, leave me a way out for Tai Chi, right, I'm not so easy to deceive."